Hush 2: Slow Burn (17 page)

chapter Twenty-eight

Where is She?

Luca

All of the men have made their way to settle into the large den of Thomas Briggs’s home. This place is nothing short of a compound. I can see why they have chosen to locate everyone here. I can see that security here is tighter than a virgin.

Thomas starts to pour and pass out whiskey, as his brother Earl is silently offering around a box of cigars. I lift a brow when Rita and Valentina enter the room. Uri pulls Valentina into his lap. Rita sits on the arm of the chair her husband is sitting in as he wraps a hand around her thigh.

Rita smirks at me and gives me a nod. I still don’t know how I feel about her. So I just chuckle and tip an imaginary hat to her. Marcus narrows his eyes at me then looks to his wife. She murmurs something to him with a smile and pecks his lips.

Marcus snorts before turning back to me and laughing harder. I cross my arms over my chest and glare at them. These two must think I’m some punk.

“Relax, Luca. We are not the enemy,” Marcus says with a smile. “My wife gets a kick out of pulling your chain. What she just said was that she bet me a hundred bucks she could piss you off.”

Rita shrugs. “You make it too easy, Luca. I actually give you shit because I like you,” Rita laughs.

“You have an interesting way of showing it, but then again you claim to love your husband, but you keep trying to have me kick his ass,” I retort with a grin of my own.

Uri and Valentina burst out laughing. I shrug as I watch Rita’s eyes shine with amusement. She leans to kiss Marcus temple before she too shrugs.

“If you think you can, try, but I warn you. When he is finished kicking your ass, I’m going to put a bullet in that ass for making him break a sweat,” Rita says as she winks.

I just stare at her and press my lips. After a minute, I too burst into laughter. “I think I like you too, Rita, but you’re going to stop fucking with me,” I chuckle.

“Marry my friend and mean it,” Rita challenges. “Then I’ll back off.”

“I’m holding you to that. Sooner than you think,” I say with a genuine smile.

Nate shakes his head. “I guess I should welcome you to the family. Once you have at least three women around here giving you shit you’re as good as in.”

I just nod at Nate. We both watch each other for a moment. He nods back when he finds what he is looking for. In this moment, we both answer each other’s unspoken questions and come to an understanding, a mutual respect passes.

I look to Uri and Valentina. Valentina smiles at me and Uri nods his head. I shake my head as I realize my cousin has really surrounded himself with people that care for him, people that will kill for him, both male and female. Pam and Shannon have done the same. I admire that.

I have always only had Uri. Sure my father has my back, but I have always felt like I was disappointing him. I could never be Uri so I chose to do the opposite of everything Uri had done. Until now that is.

“So I’m ready to know who this Vanessa is,” Wyatt breaks into the banter as he sits back into his chair with a scowl and his arms folded across his chest.

“I agree I reply, I would also like to know who Julissa is.”

“Vanessa and Julissa are one and the same. Vanessa is someone Bobby and I used to be involved with,” Nate shrugs and takes a sip of his whiskey.

“Involved with how,” Wyatt asks and cocks his head to the side.

“You know the drill with Club Desire,” Bobby says.

Wyatt pulls a hand down his face as he smirks and looks between Bobby and Nate. I know of Club Desire so this new information intrigues me. Nate blows out a breath.

“Bobby and I met Vanessa together at the club. I chose to continue our interaction for a few years beyond the initial meeting. That is until I met my wife. However, Vanessa was in a messy marriage. Her husband tried to involve my wife and I in their mess.

“When we found out what was going on we choose to help her. The sick bastard was beating her within inches of her life anytime he felt the whim to. I took care of getting her away while calling in a favor from Uri.

“Pam was pregnant with the girls at the time and I couldn’t up and leave her to handle the problem. The man you were arrested for murdering was Vanessa’s husband,” Nate turns to say to Valentina.

“Are you kidding me,” Valentina gasps.

Uri shrugs, “Someone knows something, but they have no proof.”

“Yeah, but that’s just the thing I don’t think they know that much. I think they know of circumstances not facts,” Nate says with a contemplative look on his face.

“What do you mean,” Noah Black asks.

“Well, from both Nellie and Valentina’s cases it seems information was being fed, but not accurate information. More like assumptions that were dressed up and dragged out with no real teeth.

“I honestly think there is something more going on here. Now that I know the full connection between us all I’m pretty sure of it. Vanessa is a pawn, I think whoever this is, does want to find her, but she is just a consolation prize,” Nate says thoughtfully.

“Because exposing us all is where the real value is,” Bobby grumbles.

“Exactly,” Earl says.

“It’s bigger than that,” Uri speaks up. I look at him with furrowed brows.

“How so,” Wyatt asks.

Uri rubs at his beard. “Nate, Mims ranted about having reach beyond the grave. It didn’t sit well with me then and it doesn’t sit right now. We are ignoring something. I need to know who the puppet master is here, and I think Vanessa is a bigger key than we are seeing.

“Not once did Mims mention you, but when you told me the story she told you, you said Mims wanted to target you and Pam. Vanessa is a pawn alright, but the question is for how long and for who,” Uri finishes.

“Fuck,” Thomas growls. “That makes perfect sense. The last time I went to check on her I expected her to have adjusted and to be relaxed into her life. I hid her well after Uri’s warning about Mims words.

“She is still as jumpy as the day I relocated her. I know she knows her husband is gone, but it is like she thinks someone else is out there, someone that is patiently waiting. It has been what, almost two years. She should feel secure by now.”

“Well, don’t you think it’s time to bring her back,” Paige says from the corner of the room where I hadn’t even seen her hiding in the shadows.

“My thoughts exactly,” Rita nods.

“Makes sense to me,” Valentina chimes in.

“You ladies are so ready to throw her under the bus,” Nate chuckles.

“Really Nate, we both know I may have compassion for what she went through, but I’m still not feeling what she did. If Pam didn’t do such a good job beating her ass I would do it again,” Paige says with her hands on her hips.

“Wait, what,” I ask in surprise. “So there is more to this. Pam doesn’t just hand out ass whippings that are not deserved.”

Nate shakes his head. “This is my personal business, but I think we need to start from the beginning. It’s the only way we can all see this from every angle.”

And with that Nate launches into the story of how he met Luscious and then met his wife. I’m a bit uncomfortable throughout the telling of the story, but it sheds some much-needed light on things.

“So it settled, dad we need to resurrect this woman and get the wolves to come out of hiding,” Rita says when Nate finishes his tell.

“Send a sheep to slaughter,” Thomas sighs.

“We won’t let anything happen to her,” Rita reassures her father. “I’ll even go for her.”

“The hell you will,” Marcus snaps to attention.

“He’s right, Rita. I don’t want a single female in this family doing anything without a heavy detail along with them. Jasper, I think you can handle this one,” Thomas says.

“I’ll go with him,” my cousin Michael offers out of the blue.

I look to where he and Nico have been sitting quietly. It is crazy to look at two men I don’t know that well and feel like I am looking in a mirror. What is crazier is that each of them could pass for Uri’s twin.

“Are you sure,” Nate asks. “I’ll go with Jas, she knows me.”

Paige having found a seat in her husband’s lap snorts. “Yeah, I can see you telling your wife now. She actually likes that woman, but when it comes to you she straight blackouts when you mention her,” Paige giggles.

Rita laughs. “Yeah, she has a point.”

“I’ll go, it’s not a problem. I could use a trip,” Michael shrugs.

“Sending him is as good as sending me,” Uri throws in.

Valentina’s head whips toward Uri, then Michael. “I knew it,” Valentina says with a sly smile. “Oh my God, I knew it. I totally get it now. Oh my God. It all makes sense. Well damn.”

Uri kisses Valentina’s nose. “You are too smart for your own good. Keep those thoughts to yourself, Love,” Uri smiles at his wife.

Valentina smirks happily as if she just won a prize. I look at Michael again as I piece together what hasn’t been said. When it hits me, I sit back in my chair.

“Well damn,” I mutter to myself.

chapter Twenty-nine

NO

Luca

Bobby comes back into the den where we have been drinking and talking strategies on shutting this mess down. The ladies disappeared about an hour ago. From the look on Bobby’s face, he is thoroughly pissed off.

“You alright,” Sam is the first to ask.

“No, I don’t get what those women don’t get about needing to stay put.”

“What happened,” Uri asks looking like he is ready to go tie Valentina down if need be.

“That charity concert is tonight. They actually thought they were still going,” Bobby snorts like a bull.

Uri tosses a hand in the air. “Valentina will not test me. I told her that concert is off the table,” he states. “She will talk reason to the others.”

“Are you so sure,” Bobby grumbles. “Because she is by the front door dressed as if she is going somewhere.”

Uri pops up from his seat and storms from the room. I try to stifle a laugh until I remember Shannon talking about the same concert for weeks now. She’s out of her mind if she thinks she is going.

Before I storm off out of the room Uri returns and sits calmly. I cock my head to the side watching my cousin. When he looks around the room at the other men that were about to go after their women, he shrugs.

“Done. There will be no further problem,” Uri says simply.

“Well, now we have a house full of pissed off women,” Sam huffs. He cringes. “Cam and Ellen can be a handful when they are pissed off at the same time.”

“I don’t envy you. It’s like you have two wives now with the benefits of only one,” Marcus teases.

“It’s not so bad. I hate what Camille’s father and husband are trying to do to her. Her boys are cute too,” Sam replies with a lift of his shoulders.

Noah chuckles. “What concert were they going to,” he asks.

“I think it was a True Life benefit concert,” Jasper calls out from the corner where he and Michael have been planning out their trip.

“Well, that’s not a hard fix,” Wyatt says pulling his phone from his pocket. “You have enough room here for a private concert.”

“Sure, but they wanted to see this band in particularly. They had all been foaming at the mouth about it,” Marcus chuckles.

“Don’t let my sister hear you say that,” Nate chuckles.

“It’s the truth,” Marcus throws his head back and laughs. “If I didn’t know I keep her satisfied I might be worried.”

“TMI,” Nate glares at Marcus.

“Come on man,” Marcus laughs. “We have two kids.”

“And I am still telling myself that they were immaculately conceived,” Nate chuckles.

“It’s not a problem. I plan to get the band. Nolan and Chris Chaney are our cousins,” Wyatt says with a smirk.

“Seriously,” Jas looks up from his laptop. “I can see that. I actually like their stuff, doesn’t hurt that your cousin’s wife is hot.”

“Kitty is badass and a real sweetheart,” Braxton pipes up as he looks up from his phone. “Their little boy is going to be a lady killer.”

“Okay, so I just text their sister, Mandy. She said they would love to come through tomorrow evening. Well, it doesn’t hurt that I offered a donation,” Wyatt smiles. “Crisis averted and I’ll get brownie points because Nellie loves them too.”

“No worries, I will pitch in to keep the peace,” Marcus adds.

“Yeah, my wallet is ready when you are,” Bobby says shaking his head.

“We can use the training gym. I’ll have some guys go down and set it up,” Thomas stretches and gets up from his seat.

“I just want to know what you did to stop them,” I smile at Uri.

He looks to me and smirks. “My wife would not appreciate me giving away that secret,” Uri says and laughs from deep in his gut.

“Never mind,” I grumble shaking my head.

chapter thirty

Tonight

Shannon

I am completely tipsy and pissed off. Whatever Uri whispered in Valentina’s ear effectively ended our night and canceled our trip to the concert. After, Camille and I found a few bottles of wine and sat out by the pool.

Heather and Bean, that name is absolutely cute when you meet the woman, by the way, joined us. The other women made trips back and forth due to most of them breastfeeding and tending to children. The older women were led off by Minnie Mairettie and had been gone since.

I have never laughed so much in my life. Heather is hilarious. Between her and Camille I was in near stitches. I had to rub my forehead a few times as I laughed so hard I felt it in my face.

I really wanted to go to that concert. I groan into the pillow I face planted into. I smile as I think of my new friends I made. I can tell Heather has a story. Something about her put me at ease.

The more I drank, the looser my tongue became and I started to share my feelings on my relationship with Luca. For the most part, everyone made a lot of sense, but it’s Bean’s words that are rattling around in my head.

“If he is ready to make things work, why fight it? If you want him, then let it happen. If it is meant to be it will all work itself out,” she said wisely.

She made it all sound so simple. I huff into the pillow and groan. I need to get up and take my clothes off, but I don’t have the strength just yet. I giggle.
I wonder what Luca would do if he found me in bed naked?
I burst into a full round of giggles that the pillow captures.

I stifle my laughter when I feel the bed dip and a hand brush my curls out of my face. I love the feel of his hand in my natural curls. I purr at the simple touch and hear Luca chuckle. I turn my head toward him more.

“Hey Baby, what’s so funny,” Luca beams down at me.

“I was just wondering what you would do if you found me in bed naked,” I reply honestly.

Luca’s smile fades and his eyes darken. My head snaps back and I turn away from him to hide my embarrassment. I don’t know when I’m going to learn. I guess Luca is one of those guys that doesn’t like their women to be a little aggressive. Anytime I have initiated things he has shut me down.

I hear him shifting behind me as I fight back my stupid tears. I don’t look at him when I feel him slipping my shoes from my feet. It is when his hand slips beneath my hips to my zipper that I turn toward him.

I gasp when I see his rock hard body hovering over me,
naked
. I turn onto my back and Luca finishes the task of unfastening my jeans. He looks into my eyes as he pulls them down over my hips and off my legs.

He tosses my jeans aside and tugs my blouse up and off. I lift up onto my elbows staring down at his massive erection. Luca is huge. I’ve watched a few porn videos. I thought they would help when I got married.

I always knew I would be in an arranged marriage. I have never wanted my husband to be disappointed in me. I mean if there was no love, at least, we could have great sex. At least, that was what I tried to tell myself before meeting Luca and falling for him.

Luca’s dick is definitely on the bigger side from what I have seen. I lick my lips wanting, not for the first time, to taste him. Luca swiftly unclasps the back of my bra and peels it away. My breasts bounce free and he groans.

My core tightens as I think of the way he shaved me last night. It was so erotic, almost sending me over the edge before he even started to eat me out. I wanted to get my mouth on him then.

“Luca,” I sigh when he slips his long fingers inside my panties and starts to stroke me.

“Shh, Baby, I’m going to give us both what we need,” Luca says huskily.

“Yes, please,” I whimper.

Only I make up my mind that Bean was right. If I want Luca than I need to go after him. He said it himself. I need to let him know what I want.

I push up on my elbows and grab his hair pulling him to me to kiss him. He takes over the kiss and plunges his tongue into my mouth. I chase his tongue and give as good as I am getting.

Luca cups one of my breasts and starts to play with my tight nipple. I moan into his mouth and arch my back toward him. His hand that is still working my pussy quickens.

I release his hair and push at his chest. Luca falls back onto his ass, his hand slipping from my panties. I lunge for his cock and have my mouth wrapped around it before he can reject me.

“Oh shit, Baby,” Luca hisses as I swallow him half way and then lick around the crown of his cock. “Oh, that’s good. Just like that, Bella.”

I smile around him as he encourages me to keep going. He tastes even better than I thought he would. I get so into it I start to slurp and moan as my eyes roll back.
Oh wow, I didn’t think I would love sucking dick this much.
Luca’s fingers lace into my curls and tighten as I start to deep throat him.

“
Fuck
,” Luca growls.

“Mmm,” I moan.

I add my hands to cover his length that my mouth can’t get to. I love that I can smell his natural musk along with his body wash. It is intoxicating.

“Shit, no more,” Luca growls and tugs at my head.

Before I can register what he is saying I am on my back and he is between my legs with his face buried in my folds. I cry out as I try to catch my breath. My stomach quivers and caves as he gets deeper with his tongue. His mouth is demanding on my pussy.

I am coming in the blink of an eye and hard. I move against his face, loving the feel of his light stubble against my thighs, causing Luca to grunt and growl into me. When he lifts his head, his face is covered in my juice.

Luca climbs from the bed, causing me to look at him with questioning eyes. He is not going to leave me like this again. I need him inside me and I need it now. I open my mouth to say so, but Luca pins me with a heated stare while grabbing my legs and pulling my body toward him. I turn on the mattress as I let my body follow him.

Luca stands at the side of the bed and pulls my legs over his shoulders. He bends towards me and captures my lips, letting me taste my juices on his mouth. He lines up with my entrance, sliding his cock over my wet folds, back and forth, back and forth. I whimper and grab the sheets on each side of me.

“I’m yours, Shannon,” Luca says gently before slowly sinking into me. Inch by inch he starts to part my folds.

I suck in a breath and push it out through my nose. He barely has two inches in and I feel so overwhelmed. He still has a good seven or eight inches to go. It is not just his length, Luca has plenty of girth.

I squeeze my eyes shut when he pulls back out, grateful for the reprieve. It is short lived as he pushes back in and gives a little more than last time. He pulls out again as he taps at my barrier.

“Open your eyes, Shannon,” Luca says through clenched teeth. “I want to see your eyes when I take you.”

My eyes fly open and land on his gorgeous face. As soon as we have established eye contact he thrusts into the hilt in one smooth thrust of his hips. Luca stills as his lips part and a strangled groan leaves his throat.

I do my best not to whimper at the pain and try to continue to breathe. Damn he is huge. Luca leans into kiss me and it is so tender I feel the tears well in my eyes. I get into the kiss and soon I am circling my hips trying to get more friction.

Luca catches on and starts to work his hips. My back lifts off the bed as he starts to really move in and out of me. First slowly, then he picks up the pace a bit, but still not too fast. His heavy balls are resting against my ass as he leans into me, grinding and thrusting. It feels so good.

“Oh yes,” I cry out. “Fuck me, Luca. Please.”

“Is this what you want Shannon?” He growls lifting my legs higher. “Do you feel that, Baby? You feel how hard you make me? I’ve wanted this pussy for so long. It’s so tight and so fucking good.”

Sweat is already forming on his brow, but that doesn’t slow him down. Instead, Luca spreads his legs and climbs onto the edge of the bed. Anchoring his feet between the mattress and box spring, he starts to really pound into me.

“Ahh,” I cry out. “Luca, yes.”

This man is killing my pussy and I am loving every damn minute. With sex this good I may really forget who I am. I grab a hold of his rock hard ass and hold on for every penny I’m worth.

~B
~

Luca

“I’m never letting you go. You belong to me,” I growl, feeling like a fucking caveman.

Trust me, I have had some great pussy in my life. Dating Pam came with some fantastic head, but knowing Shannon was eagerly sucking my cock for the first time ever. That I’m the first man ever to enter her mouth and the first man to plow into this tight pussy has me going all types of insane on the inside.

I have never felt this way in my life. My orgasm is tingling at the base of my spine, but I am fighting that shit off with all my might. I don’t want this to end, but surely not before my woman explodes around my cock.

I need that; I need to feel Shannon milking my seed from my loins. I roar into the room filled with her pants and cries. I look down at her breasts bouncing and my sweat dripping on her skin and almost lose it. I feel the first jet of come that slips free without my permission.

Shannon’s nails claw up my back and I can’t fight what her beauty staring back at me has started. Luckily I feel her tighten around me as I fill her up with my come. To my surprise once my seed finishes pumping into her I’m still rock hard and not in the least spent. I release her legs to my sides and she wraps her ankles around the small of my back.

I keep fucking into her tight little body.
Damn, this is going to be my wife
. This pussy belongs to me. When I look into her eyes, they tell me what I have known for so long. I see what I was once ashamed of trying to take.

“I love you, Shannon,” I say the words I see in her eyes, not knowing how much I need to hear them back until they leave my lips.

She cups the back of my head bringing my lips to hers. “I love you, too.”

“Come for me, let me feel how much you love me,” I grunt. “You feel so good Baby Girl, I’m about to come again. I need you with me.”

On queue we go over together, me bellowing out my release and Shannon piercing the air with her sexy cries. The orgasmic look on her face is priceless. I am absolutely one lucky bastard.